We hope you enjoyed Children’s book week as much as we did. We were working on fun collaborations and projects, including some that involved selecting some of our favourite book picks. And we’re sharing them with you!
Hula Lullaby, Erin Eitter Conno
This is a favourite at our storytimes. It’s repetitive and rhythmic structure allows the reader […]
Originally posted on mom.me
I don’t recall reading books that featured many—if any—black children before the age of 10. If books did feature a black character, I’d brace myself for the inevitable racial slur that would lead to a “teachable moment” about racism, respect and “tolerance” the writer wanted to teach its young readers.
Between the portrayal of […]
The kids at our October 12th story-time were very entertaining. I have to give myself props here too; I must be half decent at this book reading thing if I can engage kids in a TOY STORE. Yes, a toy store. With very cool toys. I realize I’m making the same point several times, but I […]
Now THAT’S what I’m talking about. Today’s session at Miracle Mile Toys & Games was a hit! A few of us followed the storytime with a coffee and chat and we talked about all sorts, while the kids ate our food and tried to drink the caffeinated beverages. Something the more sleep deprived in the […]
I’m pretty sure I’ve talked about this article before, but it resonates so much I have to re post. This is why I do what I do. It’s why I stress the importance of putting every kid at the center of the story.
http://www.racismreview.com/blog/2013/08/26/my-3-year-old-has-experienced-racism-and-yours-probably-has-too/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+racismreview%2FnYnz+%28racismreview.com%29
Our next storytime is on October 12 at Miracle Mile Toys & Games […]
Our next session is in the Miracle Mile area, this Saturday at 10am. It’s free and in a toy store peoples! So book your space – click the link on the menu bar and follow the instructions. We’ll see you there!
And in the afternoon, join me at the Pump Station, Hollywood. I’ll be reading an […]
Saturday was wonderful. I got kids to read in Spanish to me, read stories from Africa and discovered a new story based in India. We made some puppets and talked about how literacy encompasses more than reading a book. We played lots of games too…you can watch it here. http://www.scpr.org/events/2013/07/20/kidreads-live/
We’ve been travelling… Hence the lack of updates… We’ve been visiting grandparents in distant lands. One of my highlights has been re discovering a few classic English kids books, some of which I grew up with, like the Mr. Men series, and others I’m not so familiar with, like the Peter rabbit series. My […]
I wrote this piece all the way back in May. I didn’t publish it straight away because I wanted to edit it. But you know, sometimes you’ve just got to let it go. This is just one reason as to why I’m so passionate about encouraging the love of reading, and why we consciously focus […]
